As of Dec 31, 2017 the number of combined casualties from Operation
Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn as
confirmed by US Central Command is 69007.‪
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10/05/18

Spc. James A. Slape, 23, from Morehead City, North Carolina

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. NR-287-18
Oct. 5, 2018

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
soldier who was supporting Operations Resolute Support and
Freedom's Sentinel. Spc. James A. Slape, 23, from
Morehead City, North Carolina, died Oct. 4, 2018, in Helmand
Province, Afghanistan, as a result of wounds sustained from
an improvised explosive device. The incident is under
investigation. Slape was assigned to 60th Troop
Command, North Carolina Army National Guard, Washington,
North Carolina.

09/05/18

Staff Sgt. Diobanjo S. Sanagustin, 32, from National City, California

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. NR-258-18
Sept. 5, 2018

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
Staff Sgt. Diobanjo S. Sanagustin, 32, from National City,
California, died Sept. 4, 2018, from a non-combat related
injury at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The incident is
under investigation. Sanagustin was assigned to 4th
Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy A. Bolyard, 42, from Thornton,
West Virginia, died Sept. 3, 2018, of wounds sustained
from small arms fire in Logar Province, Afghanistan. The
incident is under investigation. Bolyard was
assigned to 3rd Squadron, 1st Security Force Assistance
Brigade, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Fox News reports the Camp Pendleton-based Marine who fell overboard
from an amphibious assault ship off the Philippines, has been
identified by military officials as Cpl. Jonathan Currier, a native
of New Hampshire. He was declared dead Friday after five days of efforts to find him or recover
his body were unsuccessful. Currier went overboard

08/13/18

Staff Sgt. Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion, 36, from Waikoloa, Hawaii

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. NR-233-18
Aug. 13, 2018

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The
Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier
who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
Staff Sgt. Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion, 36, from
Waikoloa, Hawaii, died Aug. 12, 2018, of wounds sustained
when an improvised explosive device detonated near him while
he was conducting combat patrol operations in Helmand
Province, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation.
Transfiguracion was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st
Special Forces Group (Airborne), Joint Base Lewis-McChord,
Washington.

The Navy has identified the helicopter
crewman killed last week in a fuel tank accident at Naval
Air Station North Island in California. Naval
Helicopter Aircrewman 1st Class Jonathan Richard Clement was
declared dead on July 31 at the UC San Diego Medical Center
in Hillcrest, a day after an auxiliary fuel tank detached
from an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter and struck him and a
fellow petty officer....

Laurinburg, N.C. (WPDE)
— Sergeant Major
Christopher Nelms with
the United States Army
Special Operations died
after his parachute
didn't open ...

07/13/18

Staff Sgt. James T. Grotjan, 26, of Waterford, Connecticut

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. NR-221-18
July 13, 2018

DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of an
airman who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
Staff Sgt. James T. Grotjan, 26, of Waterford, Connecticut,
died July 12 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center,
Germany, from injuries sustained in a non-combat related
incident July 8 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.
He was assigned to the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron at
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Andrew Celiz, 32, from
Summerville, South Carolina, died, July 12, in
Afghanistan, of wounds sustained as a result of enemy
small arms fire while conducting operations in support
of a medical evacuation landing zone in Zurmat district,
Paktiya province. The incident is under investigation.
Celiz was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger
Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.

VT Woody send us the sad news that US Navy Ensign Sarah Mitchell was
killed while involved in small boat operations in the Red Sea; A Sailor
assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason
Dunham (DDG 109) died from injuries sustained while conducting small
boat training July 8. Ensign Sarah Mitchell, 23, of […]

07/08/18

Cpl. Joseph Maciel of South Gate, California

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. NR-212-18
July 8, 2018

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
Cpl. Joseph Maciel of South Gate, California, died July
7, 2018, in Tarin Kowt District, Uruzgan Province,
Afghanistan from wounds sustained during an apparent
insider attack. The incident is under investigation.
Maciel was assigned to 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Task Force 1-28 Infantry is currently deployed in
support of the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade.

Stars & Stripes reports that Navy Lt. Christopher Carey
Short was killed in a crash of an A-29 Super Tucano
light-attack aircraft Friday. Lieutenant Short was a native
of Canandaigua, New York. Short had been participating in
the Air Force’s Light Attack Experiment testing the
capabilities of the A-29 and the AT-6B Wolverine. The
statement […]

06/19/18

Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew I. Holzemer, of Tennessee

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. NR-195-18
June 19, 2018

DOD Identifies Navy Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
U.S. Navy sailor who was deployed in support of Special
Operations Command Forward - East Africa for U.S. Africa
Command. Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew I.
Holzemer, of Tennessee, died June 17 at Camp Lemonnier,
Djibouti, as a result of a non-combat related incident. The
incident is under investigation.

06/09/18

Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Conrad, 26, of Chandler, Arizona

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. NR-183-18
June 9, 2018

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
soldier who was supporting Operation Octave Shield.
Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Conrad, 26, of Chandler, Arizona,
died June 8, in Somalia of injuries sustained from enemy
indirect fire. The incident is under investigation.
Conrad was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces
Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

.... Admin note: date of incident/death given is local
time for Somalia.

05/25/18

Staff Sgt. Conrad A. Robinson, 36, of Los Angeles, California

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. NR-162-18
May 25, 2018

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
soldier who was supporting Operation Joint Guardian.
Staff Sgt. Conrad A. Robinson, 36, of Los Angeles,
California, died May 24 at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, from a
non-combat related incident. The incident is under
investigation. Robinson was assigned to the
155th Medical Detachment, 261st Medical Battalion, 44th
Medical Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Spc.
Gabriel D. Conde, 22, of Loveland, Colorado, was killed in
action April 30 as a result of enemy small arms fire in
Tagab District, Afghanistan. The incident is under
investigation. Conde was assigned to 3rd Battalion,
509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
(Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, Joint
Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

The Army Times reports that the two Apache crew members killed in an
accident this weekend as Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ryan Connolly and
Warrant Officer James Casadona. They were both assigned to the 101st
Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division; Connolly, 37, was an
instructor pilot in the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. He joined […]

Bobo sends us a
link to the Air Force Thunderbirds’ Facebook page which
identifies the pilot killed the other day in a crash as Major
Stephen “Cajun” Del Bagno; U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration
Squadron Slot Pilot Thunderbird 4, Maj. Stephen Del Bagno, was
killed when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed over the Nevada
Test […]

03/31/18

Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Dunbar, 36, of Austin, Texas

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. NR-093-18
March 31, 2018

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Dunbar, 36, of Austin, Texas, died
March 30 in Manbij, Syria as a result of injuries when an
improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near his patrol.
The incident is under investigation. Dunbar was
assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations
Command, Ft Bragg, North Carolina.

DoD Identifies Air Force CasualtiesThe Department of Defense announced today the deaths of
seven airmen who were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
They died March 15 when an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter
crashed in western Iraq. The cause of the crash is under
investigation. Killed was:

Captain Mark K. Weber, 29, of Colorado Springs, Colorado. He
was assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force
Base, Georgia. For more information, media may contact the
23rd Wing public affairs office at 229-257-4146.

All four were assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing at the
Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, New York. For
more information, media may contact the New York National
Guard public affairs office at 518-786-4581.

Also killed were:

Master Sergeant William R. Posch, 36, of Indialantic,
Florida.Staff Sergeant Carl P. Enis, 31, of Tallahassee, Florida.Both were assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron, Air Force
Reserve, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. For more
information, media may contact the 920th Rescue Wing public
affairs office at 321-615-0329.

03/09/18

Sgt. 1st Class Maitland Deweever Wilson, 38, of Brooklyn, New York,

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. NR-074-18
March 9, 2018

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
Sgt. 1st Class Maitland Deweever Wilson, 38, of Brooklyn,
New York, died March 7 in Landstuhl, Germany from a
non-combat related incident. The incident is under
investigation. Wilson was assigned to the 831st
Transportation Battalion, 595th Transportation Brigade,
Manama, Bahrain.

02/20/18

Sgt. Christina Marie Schoenecker, 26, of Arlington, Kansas

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. NR-056-18
Feb. 20, 2018

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the
death of a soldier supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
Sgt. Christina Marie Schoenecker, 26, of Arlington, Kansas,
died Feb. 19 in Baghdad, from a non-combat related incident.
Schoenecker was assigned to the 89th Sustainment Brigade,
Wichita, Kansas. The incident is under investigation.

Cpl. Alejandro Romero died in a double-bag static line
parachute mishap during the Multi-Mission Parachute Course in Coolidge,
Arizona, according to information released Wednesday by the service's
Training Command in Quantico, Virginia....

First Lt. Clayton Cullen, and Chief Warrant Officer Kevin
Burke have been named as the two 4th Infantry Division soldiers who were
killed when their helicopter crashed during training.....

01/09/18

Spc. Javion Shavonte Sullivan, 24, of Fort Mill, South Carolina

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. NR-008-18
Jan. 9, 2018

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today
the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Inherent Resolve. Spc. Javion Shavonte Sullivan,
24, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, died Jan. 8 in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq, from a non-combat related
incident. Sullivan was assigned to the 16th Signal
Company, 11th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, Fort
Hood, Texas. The incident is under investigation.

01/08/18

SFC Mark Boner, 43

Fort Wayne National Guard member dies in Texas

01/08/18

Fort Wayne National Guard member Mark Boner passed away
Saturday morning. A sergeant first class, Boner, 43, was training as an
automated logistical specialist at Fort Hood, Tex., to deploy to Kuwait
when he passed. The Guard didn’t release information about the
circumstances of his death, saying it was under investigation...

Navy plane that crashed in Philippine Sea located deep in
Pacific

01/03/18

Sgt. 1st Class Mihail Golin, 34, of Fort Lee, New Jersey

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. NR-002-18
Jan. 3, 2018

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today
the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Freedom’s Sentinel. Sgt. 1st Class Mihail Golin, 34, of Fort Lee, New
Jersey, died Jan. 1 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan,
after being engaged by enemy small arms fire while on a
dismounted patrol. Golin was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort
Carson, Colorado. The incident is under investigation.